Treasures of Spain from Charles V to Goya / introduction by F.J. Sánchez Cantón ; text by Alexandre Cirici-Pellicer ; [translated from the Spanish by Robin Kemball, Gladys Ronkin, and Catherine Moran].
Publication Info.
[Geneva] : Skira ; Cleveland : [distributed in the U.S. by World Pub. Co.], [1965]
Translation of Los tesoros de España desde Carlos Quinto hasta Goya.
Contents
pt.1. The splendor of the conquerors: The Spain of Charles V -- Castilian plateresque -- Granada; the universal spirit -- The European spirit -- Decorative art -- The rediscovery of the human body -- Roman fantasies -- The rigors of the counter reformation -- A monument in gray -- Mannerism -- The great retables -- pt.2. The golden century: "Life is a dream" -- The flowering of baroque -- Wind and fire -- The cult of the dead -- The realism of the seaports -- The discovery of the object -- The human touch -- Space, air and light -- pt.3. The silver age: Enlightened despotism -- Movement crystallized -- Illusory riches -- Echoes of adventure -- The dance of the courtiers -- The exploration of nature -- Among the people -- The return to antiquity -- The era of violence.